Twisted Metal (1995)

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Twisted metal
Studio United StatesUnited States SingleTrac
Publisher JapanJapan Sony
Senior Developer David Jaffe
Mike Giam
composer Chuck Myers
Erstveröffent-
lichung
EuropeEuropeOctober 1, 1995 November 10, 1995 November 15, 1996
North AmericaNorth America
JapanJapan
platform PlayStation
genre Racing game
Game mode Career, free play
control Gamepad
medium CD-ROM
language English
Age rating
USK approved from 16
PEGI recommended for ages 12+

Twisted Metal is an action-oriented racing game and the first title in the Twisted Metal series . It was developed by the American studio SingleTrac and published by Sony .

Gameplay

General

Twisted Metal combines elements of racing games with those of third-person shooters . The player takes control of a vehicle that is armed with machine guns. In a cordoned-off area, he competes against up to eight also armed vehicles and tries to destroy them.

Race course

The vehicles taking part in a fight are distributed to random starting positions along the route. After the start signal, they can move freely on the track and open fire on their opponents.

Power-ups are hidden on the tracks that can be picked up by all race participants. These include weapons and repair kits. Collectable weapons include e.g. B. Napalm , missiles or mines . Repair kits are used to remove damage.

reception

Twisted Metal received mixed reviews. Metacritic calculated a Metascore of 66.88%.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Meta-evaluation "Twisted Metal". In: Metacritic . CBS Corporation , accessed July 12, 2014 .